Outer Banks News And Views
Welcome to the Carolina Designs blog. Here you’ll find information about the Outer Banks, what’s going on, and what we hope are some entertaining posts, quizzes and articles.
Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 11:00 AM
July 2, 2014
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Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 60 mph. At 11:00 AM, the cent...
Driving the Outer Banks
June 25, 2014
Now that the summer season is officially here and our roads, businesses and beach accesses are once ...
Running the Outer Banks
June 10, 2014
Located off the northeast coast of North Carolina, the Outer Banks (or OBX) features a scenic expans...
Outer Banks Schools
June 2, 2014
Every community has unique features that bring great pride and the Outer Banks is no different. Livi...
Eastern North Carolina Barbecue
May 21, 2014
Just about everywhere you go in this part of North Carolina, it seems pork barbecue is offered on th...
The Midnight Ride of Betsy Dowdy
May 12, 2014
British forces were moving in strength against the Patriots, intent on seizing strategic positions. ...
The Lighthouses of the Outer Banks
May 1, 2014
There is, perhaps, no more treacherous stretch of shoreline than the coast of the Outer Banks. Flank...
Meditation
April 29, 2014
One of the most remarkable features of life on the Outer Banks is how dynamic the arts scene is here...
Spring and Summer Fishing on the Outer Banks
April 18, 2014
The Outer Banks is a 200-mile-long string of what are called "barrier islands." Lying off the coast ...
2014 Outer Banks Economic Forecast
April 15, 2014
No one can say with any certainty what the future holds, but it doesn’t hurt to make an educated g...
Little Known Outer Banks Facts
April 1, 2014
It may seem as though the Outer Banks simply sprang into existence one day, yet this strip of sand a...
Top 5 Outer Banks Beach Burgers
March 4, 2014
Courage comes in many forms but there may be nothing as courageous (or foolhardy) as trying to selec...